I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace.

We are a purely idealistic Nation but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness.

I have a lot of pleasures but I don't feel guilty about them.

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this Nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally. On the battlefield of energy we can win for our Nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny.

I think the Israelis are beginning to realize more that they are moving toward a one-state solution, which would be a catastrophe for Israel.

At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.